Zemah Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zemah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia691:63,8925,540
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

Zemah (142) may also be a first name.

Zemah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zemah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Zemah is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Zemah reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Zemah is also the 775,413th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 142 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 63,892. In Liberia Zemah is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 35 percent live, Montserrado County, where 30 percent live and Bong County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziemah91694/
Zaemah91263/
Zeimah9157/
Tzemah918/
Zemaha917/
Zeymah911/
Zemmah911/
Zema895,393/
Zeameah831/
Zemma80578/
Ziema80360/
Dzema80344/
Zhema80322/
Zeema80315/
Zamah80276/
Zeama80252/
Zimah80227/
Zehma80213/
Zemoh80128/
Zaema80101/
Zemay80101/
Zeima8082/
Zemaj8053/
Zomah8016/
Zoema8015/
Zeyma806/
Zemai804/
Zeuma801/
Tzema801/
Zymah801/
Cemah801/
Zemau800/
Zimmah732,986/
Zaimah73823/
Dzimah73782/
Dzhema7394/
Zahmah7379/
Zhemha7369/
Cehmah7364/
Zammah7344/
Dziema7332/
Zeamay7330/
Dzeima7325/
Dzemai7322/
Zaamah7320/
Zhimah7320/
Zamaah739/
Zimaha739/
Tsemah737/
Tzamah735/
Dzomah735/
Zhemai734/
Z'Iema734/
Zuimah733/
Ziemea732/
Dzemoh732/
Hzimah731/
Chzema731/
Dzemau731/
Zeimai731/
Zaymah731/
Zeimay731/
Zemmay731/
Zemmaj731/
Zhemay731/
Tzemma731/
Zemhou731/
Zeumoh731/
Zhemoh731/
Zeemay731/
Zeamoh731/
Zihmah731/
Zamaha731/
Zohmah731/
Dzemaj731/
Dzeuma731/
Dzamah731/
Zemaai731/
Zemmaa731/
Zheama731/
Ziemaa731/
Hzeama731/
Zama6721,740/
Zoma6716,977/
Zima6716,886/
Zyma673,893/
Zemo673,571/
Cema671,068/
Cheemah6784/
Čema6760/
Tsemach6755/
Zýma6743/
Chemmah6733/
Zíma6726/
Zamahay6726/
Zemó6718/
Dzhemai6712/
Dzhemma6711/
Çema6711/
Chehmah679/
Zjma673/
Tseumah672/
Cheamah672/
Dzeijma671/
Tsemath671/
Zeehmoh671/
Zîma671/
Dzeimoh671/
Ciemaha671/
Chemaah671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zemah
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